Juan Ramón Jiménez: Presentation address. Acceptance speech. Platero and I. Animal de fondo. The life and works of Juan Ramón Jiménez. The 1956 prize.--Erik Axel Karlfeldt: Presentation address. Arcadia borealis. The life and works of Erik Axel Karlfeldt. The 1931 prize.--Pär Lagerkvist: Presentation address. Acceptance speech. Barabbas. The life and works of Pär Lagerkvist. The 1951 prize.--Selma Lagerlöf: Presentation address. Acceptance speech. The wonderful adventures of Nils. Queens at Kungahalla. The life and works of Selma Lagerlöf. The 1909 prize